Australia is going through another supply chain crisis. Stocks of AdBlue, an exhaust fluid used in newer diesel cars and trucks to reduce pollution, is getting dangerously low. The culprit is a shortage of synthesised urea, an ingredient which local AdBlue makers import mostly from Russia and China. It has uses from plywood to cosmetics …
In recent weeks and months there has been an obsessive search to find AdBlue supply all over Europe. Final users and distributors were ready to pay the product at any price to avoid running out of it and being foreced to stop their fleets of trucks, cars, agricultural machines or even worse – their diesel …
To assist the industry and operators in “demystifying” some of the issues surrounding diesel exhaust fluid/AdBlue, the Truck Industry Council has issued the below question and answer bulletin. What is diesel exhaust fluid (DEF)? DEF is a mixture of urea and water, manufactured to meet one of the following automotive standards: ISO 22241, or DIN 70070. DEF …
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It takes hundreds of thousands of litres of AdBlue to keep Australia’s line haul truck fleet running each week. And unless immediate action is taken, stocks will run out in February, bringing the country’s supply chain network to a halt. AdBlue is one of the most popular diesel exhaust fluids on the market and is …
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The crises we are going through now are not enough, and another crisis is on the way. Such as we had indicated the price of AdBlue is also expected to rise, and there is now information that AdBlue production in Europe will slow. If confirmed, it would be another “heavy stone” for the automotive sector. The …
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In efforts to keep diesel-fuelled engines on the right side of emissions laws, manufacturers are turning to more and more aggressive means of reducing the kind of bad stuff coming out of the tailpipe. And when things like exhaust gas recirculation and diesel particulate filters aren’t cutting the mustard, something called selective catalytic reduction (SCR) …
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While AdBlue is a relatively unknown material for the average consumer, in the commercial road freight transport market, the liquid has become a very important part of the process of carrying goods from point A to point B. The main goal of AdBlue, or Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF), or as it is also known as AUS …
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Cars and buses with diesel engines using the AdBlue diesel exhaust fluid will not be made to stop in the coming weeks. This is how Economy Minister Of Richard Sulík (SaS) responded to reports that there might be problem with the production of the fluid. Earlier in October, one the largest producers of AdBlue in …
In addition to the rising cost of fuel, Czech road hauliers are also becoming concerned about a growing shortage of the AdBlue diesel fuel additive, the Czech News Agency reported this week. Without it, hauliers say the operation of most trucks is at risk. According to distributors, demand for AdBlue has increased by 70 to …
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The latest diesel cars use AdBlue, mainly an aqueous solution consisting of pure urea (32.5%) and demineralized water (the remaining 67.5%). Thanks to this solution, diesel engines equipped with SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) are able to meet the pollution control standards stipulated in Europe, such as a Injecting small amounts of this fluid into the exhaust system …
